We love visiting this museum! On this visit we saw a planetarium show. It was very well done and showed us what to look for in that specific nights sky. Other highlights were Newcomers Pharmacy and the history of guitars exhibit. Dont miss the nature walk. Its also excellent!

Such a great museum with so many exhibits. There is a cool.guitar exhibit along with a Coca cola and Root family exibit. Large gathering of old antique furniture and paintings, a planetarium, and even a huge sloth. There is even an auditorium for holding special events and an old train car. Very cool for kids of all ages and plenty for the adults as well.

This place is amazing! I love museums, so when I took a recent trip to Daytona coming here was the first thing I wanted to do. This museum is huge and interactive, with features like a planetarium, art, children’s museum, nature garden, and many different exhibits that offer a fun and diverse experience. Three and a half hours flew by and we didn’t even get to view every exhibit! I definitely recommend coming here.

Ive lived in this area my whole life and have visited here many times over the years. There are so many more things that have been added that are awesome to see. I definitely recommend checking this place out if youre in the area. Well worth it. And a planetarium show on top of it. Who wouldnt love that? Enjoy!!

Its huge! Excellent staff, they were very accommodating, kind, generous and their knowledge is impeccable! Highly recommend the Planetarium. Only complaint is that the doorways of some of the exhibits have a bump and it was rather difficult to maneuver my moms wheelchair over them. Not impossible, and she was able to stand briefly so we could move the chair, but for someone that does not have that ability, it would be very challenging. Still. No regrets and we look forward to visiting again!

We love the MOAS! Always so much to see. Handicap friendly, clean and lots of space.

Interesting place and pieces. Good way to spend an hour. The planetarium show is included in the price of admission which is pretty cool.

The MOAS was so wonderful. Its great for the while family and we even saw a little movie in the planetarium. Highly recommended.

Definitely a to go place! Great exhibitions, beautiful grounds to walk throughout.

This is a great place to spend 2-3 hours seeing some art from various schools and countries but also scientific and technical artifacts. There is a planetarium there as but their presentation is not long.Each room has many interesting exhibits you will enjoy.

I visited with a 5 year old and couldnt be more pleased. She especially loved the Childrens Museum section with numerous hands on activities, even during Covid. There were hand washing stations and hand sanitizers in plenty to keep people safe.She also enjoyed the Planetarium show and the gallery of prehistoric Florida. Many hours of fun and education.

Wonderful day the kids section kept my granddaughter busy for along time the exhibits were great and the planetarium very informative

Very quiet.. Walked around with my 3 yr old ward. He got to play on everything. Had peaceful fun. Felt safe...hand sanitizer units everywhere. Very clean.

I brought my 8-year-old daughter and she really enjoyed the childrens museum and the planetarium show.

From the planetarium, various artwork exhibits and kids learning area to the giant sloth and outdoor nature trail we really enjoyed our visit!

The museum is nice but the personal at front desk is not kindly

More art than science. Outstanding displays. A visit could easily take all day.

So much fun!

Nice place to relax and enjoy the art. It was pretty amazing learning experience

Beautiful displays! Love the African and Asian rooms! The Armory was very cool! Giant Groundsloth and the new Mammouth excavated recently is awesome! The Root family and Coca-Cola history are amazing! I missed the Planetarium though, that will be for another day!

Great range of things to do. New planetarium. Wonderful Childrens Museum. Great art.

OUTSTANDING, small arts and science museum! We were delighted with the LIVE planetarium show that told us about Tonights night sky instead of millions of years ago as is Typical. The art is relevant and accessible. The antiques are beautifully displayed and labeled correctly. The guards are calm and helpful. The boardwalk was delightful and shady. Even the store was lovely with bespoke items at reasonable prices. The Childrens Museum could stand alone! What a lovely, enjoyable, affordable respite! An oasis of cool art and Science no matter the weather. They even have a map showing the Actual mastodon bones and a diorama with dinosaurs, snakes, and birds! Hooray for REAL Science!

Spent the afternoon with my grandchildren. They loved it. They cant wait to go back.

Awsome museum with planetarium show.

Been here two times on my last to visits to Daytona. Highly recommend.

Me and my family went on Saturday and had a wonderful time. My 10 year old who Is on the lower side of Autism had a blast in the Childrens Museum. He absolutely loved the planetarium show. He was thrilled at all the Coke a Cola stuff. He kept saying when he got home this was the best day of his life no joke. Its little things like this that we dont hear of too much in the world and we need too keep up the little things, maybe one day they will be the reason of greater things.

Some surprising collections, including a sugar mill model from Cuba and two full size railroad cars. Bring earplugs if you’re going to visit the planetarium. It was louder than the loudest IMAX movie. As loud as being out on the ramp at a busy jet airport. We walked out after 15 minutes, but my ears were still ringing 1.5 hours later. Kids loved the bear dollhouse.

Great place to visit. Theres so much to see there. I wasnt interested in every room but there is certainly something there for everyone. It was well worth the time and money.

Loved it! Especially the planetarium. No water bottles allowed inside and no water fountains, so come hydrated :)

Weve had to reschedule our wedding twice now, once because our officiant was deployed and a second time because of covid. Tori was super helpful, answered every email almost immediately and kept us informed of Daytona Beach restrictions. Im impressed, shes definitely made a stressful time easier.

Very nice exhibit, had a lot of fun!

Owesome. Big and beautifull art collection . Very intersting.

The museum has so much in itself. It is altogether a combined mix of beautiful green gardens and great art collection. Being a nature lover , i totally enjoyed the time i spent with my family in the flower gardens!!

This museum is good for several hours. Especially the interieur from America is very nice. But also thr CocaCola History and all this bottles and bottle maschines are great. I can recommend this museum for all poeple who want more than only burger and race.

Excellent place for families with ASTC

The planetarium was great to see and listen to the guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about the planets, the stars and was willing to answer any questions and even show anything on the projector that the people requested.The asset exhibits were interesting to look at, my wife and I went on a Tuesday so we were just about the only guests in the museum in the middle of the afternoon.

There is a lot to see.... For the kids there are things they can touch and do

We love this museum! The train section is our favorite part.

Awesome space to have a wedding reception. A lot of space with spiral stairs and many options for set up

We loved it & really enjoyed the planetarium

Lots of things to see and do. The kids area is pretty fantastic. They also have a wonderful nature trail to walk through and explore. Reasonably priced as well. In my opinion the only downfall is the planetarium shows are a tad out dated. All together a great local spot.

We brought our autistic son to see the planetarium. He loves the moon and stars!We were told we had to leave because he was enjoying himself too much (by verbally expressing his excitement at what he was seeing)It’s sad that places such as this don’t care to accommodate kids like him and only seem to care about other people being inconvenienced(which no one else seemed to mind his excitement other than the employee doing the presentation)The ladies up front were nice and tried to give us free tickets to return but we declined. We will never go back and be put through such embarrassment!

Amazing museum, in of all places...the heart of Daytona Beach! Great exhibits, plenty to look at, and a wonderful planetarium! Highly recommend for the kid and or adult in you ;-)

As shocked at the good reviews as I was by the visit. SMELLS very dusty, old and some rooms smell like chemicals. At least 4 childrens projects did not work. The WORST was the planetarium show - had to be from the 50s and Im not exaggerating. About daylight and night and about Christmas time and how people decorate trees etc. We walked out after 20 of the 40 minutes. It was torture, no kidding! I paid $12.99 for that?! The Upside Down House and Ripleys are the place to go for kids.

This museum is worth a visit if you are in Daytona Beach. We enjoyed the coca cola exhibit and the many fine arts from artist throughout Florida. We also really liked the planterium and seeing the prehistoric sloth.

Both me and my daughter love visiting this museum. The Children’s section is a perfect reward after she has patiently gone through every other room. End your visit with a walk on the nature path and it’s a well rounded day.

I seriously had the most AMAZING time here visiting the museum. I was lucky enough to visit while my aunt was having her wedding there in the planetarium and train station. Both were absolutely beautiful exhibits. The staff there was AMAZING there as well. I’d definitely recommend anyone to take the time to visit here and be amazed just like I was!!

Trails were really nice

Nice collection of artwork to look at. We went on the first Tuesday of the month so it was free. Nice little kids area too. Bring a sweater because it is chilly!

I shot a wedding here and fell in love! So many cool ideas for pictures and the staff was very helpful

Very good museum! We live in Jacksonville and were looking for something to do for the day and decided to try out this museum. We were impressed with the size and quality of the exhibits! The Childrens area was really great -- my kids had alot of fun there. We boardwalk trail on the property was beautiful and worth the stroll. Only negative is that the train exhibit was closed due to a private party :(

Not only fun, but educational!

Nice museum. Quite an eclectic collection which would look a bit funny if you have a European museum experience. But: if you are on vacation, during the hot summer day it is a nice place to spend hot part of the day...

Eclectic mix of art collections. Highly educational and a great way to combat rainy weather!

Will never go back was kicked out because my son who has autism was having to much fun seeing the stars and moon an who has issues with his speech was to to excited and the person giving the show was upset because he was loud the room was not packed and all the other guest didnt seem to have a problem with it the front desk people were very nice and shocked when we told them what happened they offered free tickets and everything but to feel that embarrassment because my child is different and not like other deeply hurt my emotions

I ran out of battery to take pictures by the time I got to the art museum. This is a Smithsonian affiliate and rightly so. The highlight is the giant sloth skeleton, but there is so much more to see and do. Has a great childrens museum, a great amount of Chinese exhibits, Coke items that rival the Atlanta collection, two fantastic train cars, and much more.

Disclaimer: I mostly have negative comments, but I really did love the museum overall...The Planetarium was pretty terrible. The gift shop is understocked and has virtually nothing related to the museum but for a couple of badly photographed items on bookmarks.Otherwise, there is a lot to see and I loved seeing the wide range of art. Too bad I saw the gift shop last because I dont have much to say.Also, just tried the nature trail right outside of the museum. It is beautiful but littered with trash anddebris from repairs, and to top that off is half closed for which we found a sign saying so only after starting the trail halfway. It was also really under-maintained and possibly dangerous. Kinda weird after just shelling out about a hundred dollars.

Always a wonderful experience!

Very enjoyable. 1000s of items on display. Plan plenty of time to see it all.

The Planetarium is one of the best Ive been to. Awesome 4D experience and very educational. The narrator did a great job keeping audience interested. They have different themes during the week. Would definitely visit again!

Bigger than it looks. Was a nice museum, with a lot of different cultures.

Wonderful place for the family!

I enjoyed this museum. The exhibits were all interesting and enjoyable. The price of admission is also decent with the planetarium included. The planetarium was nice and I enjoyed the content. This museum is very fun, with lots of interacting activities in the kids section along with the real train cars inside which was my personal favorite. If youre in the Daytona area definitely visit.

Love the coca cola museum.

Wonderful place.

Free, easy parking. Not pricey, planetarium included. Nice outdoor paths. Pleasant experience.

There are many exhibits to see, so go when you have time to spend viewing all they have to offer. They have the Cuban with a model sugar factory, the Bouchelle exhibit with many fine articles of glass, Prehistoric Florida with a giant sloth skeleton, 100 Faces of War exhibit with portraits of people affected by war and their stories ( no gruesome puctures), the Root Family Coca Cola exhibit with any Coca Cola item you can think of, a childrens exhibit, theres an old pharmacy display, theres an America Heritage section with fine portraits and early american furniture, and two train cars on site too. There is even a nature trail.The admission price is very reasonable, and the shows at the planetarium are just $5 more. There is a lot to see for not much money, so I really liked it. The staff I met, and the tour guides were all very knowledgeable too

Very nice facility. However customer service is horrible at the eñtrance. Was very disappointed that they give free admission to bank of America card holders....but not active duty or veterans. The lady was very rude.

My niece visited me for a month and I enrolled her in the SLI. She LOVED it! She cant wait to come back next year. The staff are great and were able to assist with any questions/concerns I had. The museum itself is beautiful. The Saturday before camp started we went to check it out and I was impressed that the exhibits held the attention of a 10 year old for hours! The camps are very affordable and she actually learns things. After this experience I will be joining as a member. I am so very pleased with our experience and look forward to continuing it.

I went to the planetarium show it was fun the director was funny

We were very impressed with the museum. It was very clean, well lit, and comfortable to be in. There was a great assortment of items to look at. I enjoyed all of the guns, swords, cars, trains, and bottling memorabilia. I was fascinated with how Coke cola influenced the bottling company, and how it put so many people to work. Im interested to see what they come up with the next time that we visit.

Children’s museum needs monitoring.This is a lovely museum, beautifully pieced together and offers nice open spacing for viewing. I appreciated all of the exhibits, and my children especially loved the kids area. The only issue I take with the children’s part of the museum is that it is severely lacking in staff to oversee all of the displays.One of the more popular attractions in the kids area is the “Daytona Expressway” which entails remote control cars that need to be charged. We visited on 7/17/18 and there happened to be a youth day camp present, which is great; I’m very happy for there to be other children playing and socializing. One of the camp instructors was helping her campers with this expressway exhibit; there were four stations, each with a remote and a corresponding car. With four stations one would expect the line to move fairly quickly, so that everyone gets a turn. Unfortunately, it was not the case in this situation. The instructor seemed completely oblivious to the fact that other children outside of her camp wanted to try this exhibit, to the point that after waiting 20 MINUTES I asked her where exactly the line starts and how many turns each child gets. She really had no answer as she was obviously unaware of the fact that her camp was monopolizing the exhibit. They had been playing it for so long that they had drained the batteries in all 4 cars, leaving them dead and unable to be used until recharged. In this case, I feel that museum supervision could have prevented this from happening, and that employee management of such a highly desired area would ensure that all visitors to the museum leave with a well-rounded and pleasant experience.In my hometown, we have a children’s museum that has an employee in each area; the purpose of such a job is to keep toys in their correct area and to ensure that all children are sharing and taking turns. It seems like a rather basic concept but, my experience today at the MOAS is a clear example as to why constant monitoring is necessary in these areas.Adults and young people alike, enjoy your next visit here if you can, it is a lovely museum. I might suggest flagging down the help of museum staff though if your visit in the children’s wing starts to resemble what I encountered with my family today.

This place is Amazing! We went in the theater to see one of the shows and it was very fascinating! After the show, we walked through the museum and saw lots of cool objects from all around the world! You definitely should visit this place!

Excellent.

There is something for everyone to view. We had a great time.If you are thinking this is entirely a “children’s museum”. It is not, but it does have a great little children’s area.(They need more employees or volunteers.)

Fantastic

I have been bringing my son since he was 3, he is now 13. The updated look is nice, but the number of exhibits seem to have gotten smaller. Also, the Childrens Museum needs serious work and updating. We havent come here in about 2.5 years. We came hoping there was an updated Childrens Museum, with new activities. Unfortunately, the Childrens Museum hasnt changed significantly in the last 10 years. Many of the exhibits and activities dont work, like the Raceway. If you want to increase the number of patrons coming to the Museum, prices should be lowered and definitely work to improve the Childrens area. I also dont see why an additional fee is charged for admission to the newer Art Museum.

We spent 2.5 hours in the kids portion of the museum which is amazing keeping a 1.5 year young entertained that long. I highly recommend a visit with children. I wasnt able to spend much time on the other exhibits due to being with a toddler yet at a glance I will be back for those exhibits at a later date and to visit the planetarium! Thankful for this museum we will be back.

Visited on a Saturday afternoon. Not crowded, lots to see. Free parking. There is a childrens area that offers several activities including the speed you can throw a tennis ball, building simple electrical circuits, racing little self steering electric cars, playing a laser harp and more. Takes a few hours to tour the whole meseum. Trains, coke cola, local and international history on display. A planetarium show is included. Check the schedule for a list of shows.

Awesome place to view local artists with a small cafe. Brand new museum must see if in the area!

The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a compact but well curated museum tucked away in Daytona Beach.There’s a little bit of everything packed into this museum; great art, automobiles, old Coca-Cola memorabilia, fossils, and you’ll be surprised to see two full-size train cars on display.It will only take you a few hours to get through everything, so it’s the perfect place to visit if you’re crunched for time. I can’t imagine you’ll encounter crowds, unless you visit during a major event or on school days if they have large amounts of students visiting.It’s tucked away but easy to get to, just a little bit off of International Speedway Blvd.Well worth a visit if you’re in the Daytona Beach area.

We went on first Tuesday- FREE!!!! What a bargain! The fabulous Cici and Hyatt Brown Florida Art museum- and MOAS- only $5.00 to see the planetarium show!!! We had lunch at the the Heavenly Ham Cafe- excellent food and very reasonably priced! Also on the day we visited Mr. Brown arrived for lunch and when he was recognized he very graciously posed for a picture with two children who had just gone through the museum! What treasures these 3 attractions are for our area! However the August warmth kept us from the nature trail this time - but will definitely go the next time! Can’t wait to see what is in store when the construction is completed!!

Hidden little gem for adults. If I had a child though I am not to sure I would let them play in the kids area. It did not appear to be very clean

Very good and big museum. Interesting and its not as crowded on sunday mornings. We really enjoy it! Friendly and helpful staff. Clean museum grounds and cool planetarium.

They closed down their childrens area at 4:50 instead of 5pm as advertised and were rude about it. Not much of a childrens museum if they dont realize that managing young childrens expectations are important. Much less to do than OSC but less crowded.

Visit the childrens area. It was fun and we spent hours there; however, lots of hands-on experiments missing items and no one even checking in to help answer any questions. We couldnt get the make your car area to work at all.

Amazing artifacts!

Excellent facility! Great personnel and exhibits. The grand kids loved it too. Lots to see and do in a day. We will need to return to see more.

First time visiting and had a nice time. A little pricey but overall okay.

I usually really enjoy myself. I bring my daughter here and since I teach in Volusia County is free for me. Today it was not organized as normal, pizza area was not stocked with items for children to play with, bathrooms are disheveled, drum area was missing a lot of items... Maybe it was due to construction, maybe it was due to summer camps being in attendance... But either way today was not as organized as usual. My daughter still had a blast though! Perfect alternative to sitting inside due to the rain.

A hidden gem. Interesting artifacts and an ingenious way to display storage! Reasonable cost. Comfortable planetarium.

We took the kids here while visiting family. They loved the planetarium and kids area. The kids area was one of the best Ive seen. everything was hands on and there was a good variety of things to do. We ended up going days in a row since the weather was bad and the kids still didnt want to leave. Well be going back here next time were in Daytona.

Volusia county residents visit free first tues every month

Great exhibits. Friendly staff. A great place to spend a few hours. I was there 3 hrs & didnt even make it into one of the rooms. Theres also a beautiful nature trail with historical facts around.

Went for the sloth and found an amazing museum that my 3 and 5 year old children loved also! Glad i went! Giant sloth is amazing!

Absolutely HORRIBLE!!! The price for a ticket is through the roof and it took my family of 3 20 minutes to go through what they had open at that time. During the summer that had almost everything closed off and only the art side open. The children area was disgusting and small! The area was dirty, almost all the interactive centers worked, then some didnt. The part where you can build and race cars was a HUGE let down. They only had two working cars and then they hardly even worked. An the person you could talk to about the area, got up, left and never came back. Also they had roaches in the bathroom right next to the baby changing area. Absolutely WILL NOT go back!

Just visited the Museum of Arts and Sciences two weeks ago and was amazed. Our tour guide was thorough, interesting and informative. Each display was fascinating and the number of displays was hard to believe. I visited the Museum with a social club and there wasnt enough time to see everything so I do plan on going back soon. The Planetarium show was great and then just following was another show on lost ships in St. Augustine. One of the archeologists/divers was there with artifacts from sunken treasures. Really enjoyed my visit and look forward to a return trip.

I took my granddaughter here just last week. I spent 20.00 to get us into the museum. We really were only interested in the Childrens Museum since she is seven. I took her two years ago and did not have a very good experience but thought maybe they had revamped the Childrens area. I was wrong. This is a very hands-on science museum with GEs name all over it. What a shame. Many things are broken ... or missing parts to make them work .... etc. Take my 20.00 and that of the other 15 kids I saw and put it to good use. Kids need a place like this but for the cost it is a total fail. Build a slot car - sure. Run it on the track - nope. Use an erector set? No tools and missing connecting parts. Daytona Beach and this museum are failing the children who attend. Two stars are strictly for the the Laser Planetarium show (20 minutes on Orions Belt) that we did not even want to go to but it was included in admission. I was trying to find a bright moment in the day.

Great for families

Im giving this place 5 stars because of their Free First Tuesdays for Volusia county residents every month. If I were to have to pay the full price I wouldnt be rating it at all, having never been able to afford it. I believe the current price is $13 per adult, so for my family of 5 that would be $65. Out of the question for us for the 3 or 4 hours at most there. The trails at the museum are absolutely beautiful, and a great place for a picnic. We are going today for free Tuesday, and excited to see for the first time the new Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art. Just read they have a new cafe there. Ive always though it could use one! Hope its nice! Love the trails, and the trains at the museum the most. My daughter loves the teddy collection. Mom loves the old pharmacy. Youngest son loves the Childrens museum. Everyone loves the giant sloth. We always enjoy the little movies they show. The last time we were there it I remember it was about Audubon. I would like if they would include even more local history going farther back before colonization. I would also like if they would lower their price of admission, (without getting rid of free Tuesday please though! Love free Tuesday